Exploring the Abandoned Lydgate Tunnel and Delph Donkey Railway

As a thank you to everyone for watching my videos, I wanted to show you the abandoned railway tunnel that was on my doorstep as a kid - the long and glorious Lydgate Tunnel in Saddleworth.

Deep beneath a hill separating town from country, Lydgate Tunnel is part of the railway once known as the Delph Donkey line, joining Oldham town centre to the tiny villages on the edge of the Pennines. Quite a feat of engineering in its day, the now neglected tunnel is slowly crumbling on its edges and slowly flooding in the middle as the years go by (despite efforts to introduce drainage).

Its the first time I've been through this tunnel in 25 years so I was especially excited to explore it again, but also to venture along the entire line into Delph, where the remains of Bailey Woolen Mill sit in ruins.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
06:44 Lydgate Tunnel
20:55 The other side of the hill

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